Gladys Attebery, a 103-year-old resident of Trenton, died at 12:56 p.m. on Saturday, July 11, 2015 at the Sunnyview Nursing Home in Trenton.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at the Church of Nazarene in Trenton. Pastor Steve Bramblett will officiate.
Visitation will be held from 6 to 7 o’clock tonight (Monday, July 13, 2015) at Resthaven Mortuary in Trenton. Burial will be in the Resthaven Memorial Gardens.
Mrs. Attebery was born on Sept. 28, 1911 in Half Rock, the daughter of Charley and Emma Anderson Persell. She was married in Milan on Oct. 8, 1929 to Emmett Attebery, who preceded her in death in August 1964.
In the 1920’s she worked for Swift Company, plucking chickens. During the WWII era, she worked for Goodrich Tires in California. She was a member of the Church of the Nazarene in Trenton.
She is survived by three daughters, Linda Dannull and her husband, Rex of Trenton, Margaret Ireland and her husband, Richard of Trenton and Sue Crosier of Riverside, CA; 16 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and 11 great- great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a son, Don Attebery; a daughter, Patricia Martin; a sister, Kate Ricketts; two brothers, Lloyd Persell and Bill Persell; four grandchildren, Robyn Crosier, Bruce Martin, Debby Martin and Brian Martin; and a great-grandchild, Heidi Martin.
Memorial contributions are suggested to the Church of the Nazarene. They can be left at or mailed to Resthaven Mortuary, PO Box 587, Trenton, MO 64683.
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